crawfish out
crawfish
back away
pull in one's horns
withdraw
back out
retreat
pull back
decommit
back down
climbdown
leave
pull one's head in
retrograde
walk back
shrink back
recede
take back
unsubmit
omission
backpedal
fall back
roll back
retiral
untell
see one's way clear to
punt
backdown
pop off
strike back
unstate
draw back
mark time
forget
retroduct
shrink
umbedraw
non-engagement
nonparticipation
retire
non-involvement
evacuate
uninvest
walk away
follow up
put through
go through with
stay on
follow out
follow through
carry out
implement
locus poenitentiae
get over
pike
slide off
throw over
throw out
comprehensive distancing
withdrawingness
set aside
break away
break
distance
go away
linger
run adrift
hold out
go
break out
tarry
exit
depart
get out
fly the coop
drag one's feet
relinquish
stall
step over
drag one's heels
abstract
walk off
pop out
dillydally
dilly-dally
shillyshally
takeback
procrastinate
soften up
alienate
rest
lick one's wounds
climbdown
omission
retiral
backdown
non-engagement
nonparticipation
non-involvement
locus poenitentiae
comprehensive distancing
withdrawingness
takeback
crawfish out
crawfish
back away
pull in one's horns
withdraw
back out
retreat
pull back
decommit
back down
leave
pull one's head in
retrograde
walk back
shrink back
recede
take back
unsubmit
backpedal
fall back
roll back
untell
see one's way clear to
punt
pop off
strike back
unstate
draw back
mark time
forget
retroduct
shrink
umbedraw
retire
evacuate
uninvest
walk away
follow up
put through
go through with
stay on
follow out
follow through
carry out
implement
get over
pike
slide off
throw over
throw out
set aside
break away
break
distance
go away
linger
run adrift
hold out
go
break out
tarry
exit
depart
get out
fly the coop
drag one's feet
relinquish
stall
step over
drag one's heels
abstract
walk off
pop out
dillydally
dilly-dally
shillyshally
procrastinate
soften up
alienate
rest
lick one's wounds
verb
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- withdraw from active participation
- release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- cause to be returned
- take back what one has said
- keep away from others
- break from a meeting or gathering
- retire gracefully
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- lose interest
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
verb
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back or move away or backward
- move away, as for privacy
- move back
noun
- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- an area where you can be alone
- withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
- the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
verb
- go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
- leave behind unintentionally
- move out of or depart from
- go away from a place
- act or be so as to become in a specified state
- leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
- produce as a result or residue
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- put into the care or protection of someone
- leave or give by will after one's death
- have left or have as a remainder
- be survived by after one's death
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
noun
verb
- To retreat or withdraw from a position.
- To cause (a land feature such as a coastline or waterfall) to undergo retrogradation, that is, to travel in the direction of the land or upstream due to erosion.
- To revert to an inferior or less developed state; to decline, to regress.
- Of a celestial body, especially a planet: to show retrogradation; to seem to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.
- Of a land feature: to travel in the direction of the land or upstream due to erosion.
- To change (minerals, rocks, etc.) metamorphically through a decrease in pressure or temperature.
adv
adj
- Reverting to an inferior or less developed state; declining, regressing.
- Having a passage of music played backwards.
- Of a celestial body: seeming to move across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.
- Of the order of something: inverse, reverse.
- Of a celestial body orbiting another: in the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin.
- Of amnesia: relating to the period leading up to the episode which caused it.
- Of ideas or a person: opposing social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo; conservative.
- Directed or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel; retreating.
- Of an animal: appearing to regress to a less developed form during its lifetime.
- Of a metamorphic change: resulting from a decrease in pressure or temperature.
noun
- The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last, and what is played last in the original melody is played first.
- A movement backwards or opposite to the intended or normal motion.
- The apparent movement of a planet across the sky in the opposite direction from its ordinary movement.
- One who opposes social reform, favouring the maintenance of the status quo; a conservative.
verb
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
- To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
- To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
- To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
- To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To eject; to kick out of a place.
noun
- A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
- A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs. E.g anyone up for a punt on Randwick?
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- A wild guess.
- A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- A bet or wager.
- The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A point in the game of faro.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
verb
- To leave and return in a short time.
- To release flatulence, generally in short rapid succession.
- To perform extremely well (in a video game or other activity).
- To die suddenly.
- To thrust away, or put off promptly.
- To speak frankly.
- To kill someone.
- To fire or launch (a shot, projectile, or missile), especially singly or in small bursts.
- To turn off.
verb
- To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- To cease use or production of something.
- To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- To recede; to fall or bend back.
- To go to bed.
- To withdraw; to take away.
- To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
noun
verb
- To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
- To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
- To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.
- To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
- To make empty; to deprive.
- To make void; to nullify; to vacate.
verb
- Often followed by on or out: to quit or back out of a promise.
- To equip with a turnpike.
- To assume a pike position.
- To prod, attack, or injure someone with a pike.
- To bet or gamble with only small amounts of money.
noun
- A large haycock (“conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack”).
- Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
- A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- A sharp, pointed staff or implement.
- A position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife.
- Especially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
- A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.
verb
- To outdistance; to leave behind.
- To offer an idea for consideration.
- To dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.
- To produce in a haphazard fashion.
- To emit.
- To cause or experience debilitating muscle or joint pain in (a body part).
- To put into a state of confusion.
- To cause to project.
- To utter carelessly.
- To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
verb
- move away or escape suddenly
- terminate or end
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- prevent completion
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- surpass in excellence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning
- interrupt a continued activity
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- lessen in force or effect
- be broken in
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- cause the failure or ruin of
- invalidate by judicial action
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- do a break dance
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces
- break a piece from a whole
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news
- cease an action temporarily
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- fracture a bone of
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
noun
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- a sudden dash
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an escape from jail
verb
- To move away (from) someone or something.
- To lose interest in a specific issue.
- To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
noun
- Remoteness of place; a remote place.
- The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.
- A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
- Length or interval of time.
- The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
- A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
- The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- Remoteness in succession or relation.
- The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
verb
- move away from a place into another direction
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- follow a procedure or take a course
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be awarded; be allotted
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- follow a certain course
- be abolished or discarded
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- make a certain noise or sound
- perform as expected when applied
- to be spent or finished
- progress by being changed
- continue to live and avoid dying
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be in the right place or situation
- be ranked or compare
- begin or set in motion
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- be contained in
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- blend or harmonize
- lead, extend, or afford access
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- be spent
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- stop operating or functioning
noun
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a usually brief attempt
- a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
adj
verb
- To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
- To depart from or leave (a place or situation).
- To depart from life; to die.
- To leave a scene or depart from a stage.
- Used as a stage direction for an actor: to leave the scene or stage.
- To give up the lead.
- To alight or disembark from a vehicle.
- To end or terminate (a program, subroutine, etc.)
noun
- A minor road (such as a ramp or slip road) which is used to leave a major road (such as an expressway, highway, or motorway).
- An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- An opening or passage through which one can go from inside a place (such as a building, a room, or a vehicle) to the outside; an egress.
- The act of departing from life; death.
- The action of an actor leaving a scene or the stage.
verb
- To leave or escape.
- To come out of a situation; to escape a fate.
- To become known.
- To leave a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.)
- To help (someone) leave.
- To spend free time out of the house.
- To say with difficulty.
- To remove or eliminate (dirt or stains).
- To publish or make available; to disseminate.
- To take (something) from its container or storage place, so as to use or display it.
- To be released, especially from hospital or prison.
- To remove one's money from an investment; to end an investment.
intj
verb
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- come to a stop
- deliberately delay an event or action
- put into, or keep in, a stall
- experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
- cause an airplane to go into a stall
- cause an engine to stop
noun
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- small area set off by walls for special use
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- small individual study area in a library
- a tactic used to mislead or delay
verb
- To withdraw oneself; to retire.
- To draw off (interest or attention).
- He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
- To separate; to disengage.
- To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
- To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
- To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
- To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
- To create abstractions.
- To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
- To remove; to take away; withdraw.
- To perform the process of abstraction.
noun
- A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
- Concentrated essence of a product.
- An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
- An abstract work of art.
- An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
- A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
- Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
adj
- Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
- Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20ᵗʰ century.
- Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
- Lacking a story.
- Absolute.
- Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
- Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
- As a noun, denoting a concept or intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
- Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
- Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
- Insufficiently factual.
verb
- To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
- To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- To rely or depend on.
- To be or to put into a state of rest.
- To lean, lie, or lay.
- To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
- To sleep; slumber.
- To come to a pause or an end; end.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- To lie dormant.
- To stay, remain, be situated.
noun
- A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- Absence of motion.
- Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
- Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- A final position after death.
- A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- That which remains.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
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